INTRODUCTION TO SIESC
European federation of Christian teachers
A place for teachers to meet
SIESC, founded in 1954 as Secrétariat International des Enseignants Secondaires Catholiques,
has developed into a meeting-place for Christian teachers of all
denominations and of all forms and levels of schools in
SIESC is involved in the
developments in the world and in the churches of today. A special concern is
the understanding of cultural changes and their effects on teaching in the
SIESC wants to provide a European platform for the objectives of the various national associations of Christian teachers and their members, to promote their co-operation and friendship and to point out the close connection between professional life and religious life.
Its activities
- Annual international meetings in summer , every year organized in a different country.
- Contact with and participation in the
activities of NG0s : Pax Romana-ICMICA (International Catholic Movement of
Intellectual and Cultural Affairs) and meetings of international Catholic
organizations of education and teaching at
- A half-yearly bulletin in three editions: SIESC-ACTUEL / SIESC-AKTUELL / SIESC-TODAY
Its functioning
The members of SIESC
- Members of SIESC are the following associations : for
- Colleagues that are not members of a member association can become individual members of SIESC. They need only address a letter of application to the president of SIESC; it will be examined and accepted by the executive board; the fee for individual membership is 15 EURO at the moment.
The Council and the Executive Board of SIESC
SIESC is administered by a Council that consists of the
Executive Board and the delegates of the member associations.
The Executive Board is formed at the moment (since July 23rd, 2011) as follows:
President |
Wolfgang RANK, Markt 210, A - 2880 Kirchberg / Wechsel |
Vice-Presidents : |
Enza GRECUZZO, via Roma 275/14, I – 95030 Mascalucia (Cat.) |
Darja MAZI – LESKOVAR, Betnavska 34, SI - 2000 Maribor Ana Maria SERRANO BASCOPÉ, rue du Palier 26, BE-1348 Louvain-La-Neuve |
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Secretary General: |
Annelore HECKER, Flassenberger Straße 3, D - 41812 Erkelenz |
Treasurer: |
Nicole BALU, 8, Route de Langlade, F - 30114 Nages et Solorgues |
SIESC-today: |
Agnès ROSE, 16, rue A.J.Konzett, F - 57820 Lutzelbourg. |
Honorary Presidents: |
Gabriele PEUS-BISPINCK, Hittorfstraße , D - 48149 Münster |
Cesarina CHECCACCI, via O. da Gubbio 51, I - 00146 Roma |
|
Yves CALAIS, 34, ave. du Ct Marceau, F - 25000 Besançon |
PLACES and TOPICS
of the 8 preceding international meetings of SIESC
Please note! |
SIESC publishes the talks of the meetings provided by the speakers. Responsibility for the contents remains with the speakers. |
| 2011 Warszawa (Poland) | Spirit of community versus spectres of the past: the role of teachers, especially Christian teachers, in the purification of recent past |
2009 Strasbourg (France) |
Education to citizenship in our diverse European countries |
2008 Agrigento (Italy) |
Education
to spirituality and interculture - two great riches
of
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2007 Samobor (Croatia) |
Spirituality
and mission of the Christian teachers in
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2006 Modra (Slovakia) |
How to educate in freedom |
2005 Salzburg (Austria) |
Relationships between state, religious communities/churches and school in various European countries |
2004 Maribor (Slovenia) |
Unconventional students: a teacher’s challenge |
2003 Praha (Czech Republic) |
Christian
education for the
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